From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: Highpoint IDE types Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:35:28 -0500 Message-ID: <43712830.90805@tmr.com> References: <1131471483.25192.76.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1131480140.25192.98.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1131480140.25192.98.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > On Maw, 2005-11-08 at 21:02 +0200, Ville Syrj=C3=A4l=C3=A4 wrote: >=20 >>> * HPT372 4 (HPT366) 5 =20 >>> * HPT372N 4 (HPT366) 6 =20 >>> * HPT372 5 (HPT372) 0 >> >> ^^^^^^ >> >>This one is called HPT372A by Highpoint's BIOS/Win drivers. >> >>Also I'm not sure if it's relevant but PCI ID 5 chips use a different >>BIOS image than PCI ID 4 chips. >=20 >=20 > I suspect it is relevant because the "372A" appears to have a differe= nt > base clock to the HPT372. >=20 > Added to the list. >=20 May we assume that this information was gathered in the interest of=20 something beyond pedantic curiousity? Will this simplify the driver=20 code, improve performance or reliability, etc? --=20 -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me